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20 Warren Buffett Facts that You Might Not Know

Below are 20 facts that very few people know about the head of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett.

The father of Warren Buffett was a Republican congressman.

Warren Buffett is of Huguenot descent.

When Warren Buffett was 11 years old, the first stock that he purchased was three shares of Cities Service Preferred.

At 14 years of age, Warren Buffett filed his first tax return. On this return he listed his bicycle and his watch as a $35 tax deduction for his newspaper delivery route.

At a very young age, Warren Buffett became a capitalist. Not only was he delivering newspapers, but he was also a door-to-door salesman of magazine subscriptions, golf balls and he also sold Coca-Cola.

At 15 years of age, the Oracle of Omaha owned various pinball machines that he placed in a number of barbershops.

In Buffett’s high school yearbook, underneath his picture, it says “likes math; a future stockbroker.”

Buffett received his BS in economics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at 19 years of age.

Warren Buffett bought the house that he lives in today 52 years ago and only paid $31,500 for it at the time.

Warren Buffett also owns a home in Laguna Beach, California.

The billionaire investor attended Columbia Business School because David Dodd and Benjamin Graham taught there.

While attending Columbia Business School, Buffett received an MS in economics in 1951.

In 1950, by the age of 20, he made nearly $10,000.

Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett’s father both told him that he should not work on Wall Street.

Buffett taught a class named Investment Principals at the University of Nebraska-Omaha at night.

In his early 20s, Buffett owned a Sinclair Texaco gas station.

While working for Benjamin Graham’s company, his starting salary was $12,000 a year.

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Mr Buffet, it’s great reading you articles. You have inspired me. I have a lot of respect for you. You have values. You work hard, I hope we can Create more jobs in USA. Bring back manufacturing back to America. Thank you

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